Urban areas ranked by population
Figures are as of June 2017.[1] Only those with a population of at least 2,000 are listed.
Rank | Name | Region | Population |
1 | Auckland | Auckland | 1,534,700 |
2 | Wellington | Wellington | 412,500 |
3 | Christchurch | Canterbury | 396,700 |
4 | Hamilton | Waikato | 235,900 |
5 | Tauranga | Bay of Plenty | 137,900 |
6 | Napier-Hastings | Hawke's Bay | 133,000 |
7 | Dunedin | Otago | 120,200 |
8 | Palmerston North | Manawatu-Wanganui | 85,300 |
9 | Nelson | Nelson | 66,700 |
10 | Rotorua | Bay of Plenty | 58,800 |
11 | Whangarei | Northland | 57,700 |
12 | New Plymouth | Taranaki | 57,500 |
13 | Invercargill | Southland | 50,800 |
14 | Kapiti | Wellington | 42,300 |
15 | Whanganui | Manawatu-Wanganui | 40,300 |
16 | Gisborne | Gisborne | 36,600 |
17 | Blenheim | Marlborough | 31,300 |
18 | Pukekohe | Auckland | 30,800 |
19 | Timaru | Canterbury | 29,000 |
20 | Taupo | Waikato | 24,500 |
21 | Masterton | Wellington | 21,800 |
22 | Levin | Manawatu-Wanganui | 20,900 |
23 | Ashburton | Canterbury | 20,000 |
24 | Whakatane | Bay of Plenty | 19,700 |
25 | Rangiora | Canterbury | 18,100 |
26 | Feilding | Manawatu-Wanganui | 16,550 |
27 | Queenstown | Otago | 15,300 |
28 | Rolleston | Canterbury | 14,650 |
29 | Tokoroa | Waikato | 13,950 |
30 | Oamaru | Otago | 13,900 |
31 | Hawera | Taranaki | 11,950 |
32 | Gore | Southland | 9,860 |
33 | Greymouth | West Coast | 9,690 |
34 | Waiuku | Auckland | 9,610 |
35 | Waiheke Island | Auckland | 9,520 |
36 | Wanaka | Otago | 8,460 |
37 | Motueka | Tasman | 8,340 |
38 | Te Puke Community | Bay of Plenty | 8,200 |
39 | Huntly | Waikato | 8,070 |
40 | Matamata | Waikato | 7,840 |
41 | Morrinsville | Waikato | 7,730 |
42 | Kerikeri | Northland | 7,400 |
43 | Thames | Waikato | 7,260 |
44= | Kawerau | Bay of Plenty | 6,930 |
44= | Waitara | Taranaki | 6,930 |
46 | Otaki | Wellington | 6,300 |
47 | Kaitaia | Northland | 5,790 |
48 | Stratford | Taranaki | 5,700 |
49 | Lincoln | Canterbury | 5,640 |
50 | Alexandra | Otago | 5,440 |
51 | Dannevirke | Manawatu-Wanganui | 5,340 |
52 | Carterton | Wellington | 5,240 |
53 | Waihi | Waikato | 5,180 |
54 | Dargaville | Northland | 5,090 |
55= | Marton | Manawatu-Wanganui | 4,930 |
55= | Snells Beach | Auckland | 4,930 |
55= | Whitianga | Waikato | 4,930 |
58 | Cromwell | Otago | 4,880 |
59 | Warkworth | Auckland | 4,760 |
60 | Taumarunui | Manawatu-Wanganui | 4,700 |
61 | Te Kuiti | Waikato | 4,690 |
62 | Foxton Community | Manawatu-Wanganui | 4,640 |
63 | Katikati Community | Bay of Plenty | 4,630 |
64 | Kaikohe | Northland | 4,510 |
65 | Paeroa | Waikato | 4,410 |
66 | Picton | Marlborough | 4,360 |
67 | Temuka | Canterbury | 4,350 |
68 | Te Aroha | Waikato | 4,290 |
69= | Opotiki | Bay of Plenty | 4,280 |
69= | Wairoa | Hawkes Bay | 4,280 |
71 | Waipukurau | Hawkes Bay | 4,140 |
72 | Putaruru | Waikato | 4,110 |
73 | Balclutha | Otago | 4,000 |
74 | Westport | West Coast | 3,940 |
75 | Whangamata | Waikato | 3,880 |
76 | Hokitika | West Coast | 3,600 |
77 | Inglewood | Taranaki | 3,580 |
78 | Turangi | Waikato | 3,300 |
79 | Raglan | Waikato | 3,230 |
80= | Helensville | Auckland | 3,080 |
80= | Woodend | Canterbury | 3,080 |
82 | Arrowtown | Otago | 2,920 |
83 | Waimate | Canterbury | 2,890 |
84 | Otorohanga | Waikato | 2,740 |
85 | Pahiatua | Manawatu-Wanganui | 2,530 |
86 | Geraldine | Canterbury | 2,490 |
87 | Featherston | Wellington | 2,420 |
88 | Winton | Southland | 2,360 |
89 | Greytown | Wellington | 2,340 |
90 | Wakefield | Tasman | 2,300 |
91 | Mapua | Tasman | 2,220 |
92 | Darfield | Canterbury | 2,200 |
93 | Waihi Beach | Bay of Plenty | 2,180 |
94 | Oxford | Canterbury | 2,140 |
95 | Waipawa | Hawkes Bay | 2,100 |
96 | Te Anau | Southland | 2,100 |
97 | Kaikoura | Canterbury | 2,080 |
98 | Eltham | Taranaki | 2,050 |
99 | Wellsford | Auckland | 2,020 |